Bin



Patented July 2s, 1925.

UNITED STATE-s) MUM L. oNEIL, or WARLAND, MONTANA.

BIN,

Application filed June'4,

T0 alliokom t may concern: f

` Be it known that I, MUn'r L. ONnrn, a citizen of the United States, residing at l/'V'arlanch in the county of Lincoln and State of Montana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bins, ofwhich the following is a full, clear, and exact`description. f f

In building gravel roads it is of para` mount importance that the gravel, crushed stone or the like, which is to be spread on the road be maintained in a uniform' mixture until ready for use. YFor instance, where gravel or the like is discharged from a chute into a. large bin the larger pebbles or coarser stones will roll downward to the sides of the bin while 'the liner material will cling together in a pyramid. Consequently when the material is hauled to the road being constructed certain loads will containv practically all fine material, while others consist almost entirely of the larger size stone, so that the theoretically uniform mixture actually consists of a patch of coarse and a patch of fine.

It is an object of the present invention, therefore, to provide a bin in which the gravel or crushed stone may be deposited and stored without piling the same in a single huge pyramid. To this end the invention consists of a compartment bin so designed that while all the material will be fed into a single compartment it will automatically flow over into the other compartments thereby avoiding the separation of the uniform mixture into several distinct grades.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a plan view of one form of the invention.

Figure 2 is a vertical section taken on line 2 2 of Figure 1, and

Figure 3 is a vertical section taken on line 3 3 of Figure 1.

Referring to the drawings more .in detail the numeral 1 indicates a bin of suitable size for the storage of gravel, crushed stone or the like, and while shown asrectangular it may be of any other shape desired which is suitable to the purpose.

In the particular embodiment shown, four vertical particles designated 2, 3, 4 and 5 are diagonally arranged within the bin so as to provide a central compartment and four side compartments designated respectively 6,

1924. `Serial No. 717,708.

7, 8, 9 and 10. The bottom ofthe bin is formed of four downwardly and inwardly inclined walls 11 which terminate in the discharge opening 12 which is `normally closed by. means of the closure 18.

The partition 2is provided with a transverse notch or recess in its upper edge as indicated by the numeral 14, and likewise the partitions 3, t and 5 are provided with a transversely extending openings 15, 16 and 17 respectively'. By an inspection onf-Figures 2 and 3 it will be observed however that these openings are not at uniform distances from the top of the receptacle in the embodiment shown, but on the contrary are arranged at progressively greater distances from the top.

As a consequence of the construction so far described it will be apparent that the uniformly mixed gravel or crushed stone which is fed into the central compartment 6 will form into a pile until it reaches the lowest opening, namely, that indicated by numeral 17.. The material will then overflow through opening 17 until compartment 10 is llcd. Obviously, then the material will pile up in compartment 6 until the next higher opening 16 is reached when it will overflow into compartment 9, and so on until all compartments are filled. By this means it is apparent that a large pyramid of the material is avoided thus preventing the gravel from separating itself into different grades.

In order to guide and direct the material into the several side compartmentsas well as to avoid undue agitation thereof, I have provided what may be termed aprons 1S which are secured to the lower edges of the various openings and extend into the side compartments.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings it will be seen that I have devised an exceedingly simple arrangement for storing gravel and the like and one in which the uniformity of the mixture stored will be maintained. y

In accordance with `the patent statutes I have described what I now believe to be the Vbest embodiment of the invention, but I do not wish to be understood thereby as limiting myself or the scope -of the invention, as many changes and modifications may be tal series of vertically-extending partit-ionsmade without departing from the spirit of the invention; all such I aim to include in the scopeof the appended. claims.

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

l. A bin including a receptacle, a horizontal series of vertically-extending partitions in said receptacle, all of said partitions being formed with openings spaced below the top ofthe receptacle.

2. A bin including a receptacle, a horizonin said receptacle, said partitions being formed with transversely extending openingsarranged at varying distances from the top of the receptacle.`

. 3. A bin including a receptacle, a plurality of partitions in said receptacle, said partitions being formed with transversely eX- tending openings arranged at varying distances from the top of. the receptacle, and downwardly and outwardly inclined aprons secured to the lower edge of each-ot said openings.V Y

4. A bin including a receptacle, a horizontal series of vertical partitions arranged diagonally of said receptacle so as to provide a central compartment and a plurality of side compartments, said partitions being formed `wit-h transversely extending openings arranged at varying distances from the y top of the receptacle.

5. A bin including a receptacle formed with a downwardly tapered bottom terminating in a discharge opening, a horizontal series of verticalpartitions arranged diagonally of said receptacle so as to provide a central compartment and a plurality of side openings spaced belo-w they top of said re-` ceptacle, and downwardly inclined aprons secured to the lower edge of each of said openings. n

f' MURT L. ONEIL. 

